The B-side of the 7-inch single is "Some Things Never Change," and the song was included on the 1990 compilation album, No Vacancy – The Best of The Motels.
In an interview with Davis in 2019, Linda Tuccio-Koonz further expanded on the song's themes of cyclical loss and new beginnings:[2]"'Suddenly Last Summer' percolated for years.
The song, written after her parents had died — her mom by suicide and her dad from illness — is a reflection on those moments in life when things are changing, like when it’s a beautiful sunny day and a cold wind blows and you know the end of summer is coming.
She hadn't read Williams' work or seen the 1959 film version of Suddenly, Last Summer until long after the song was released.
[1] Filmed with soft focus, it depicts Martha Davis recalling a romantic encounter at the beach (with the love interest portrayed by Robert Carradine) after an ice cream truck passes through her neighborhood; everyone else has a judging, stern expression both in the past and when she awakens back in the present.